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The Scarlet Letter Test Flashcards

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1
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Sagacity

A

Ability of being wise and clever

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2
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Throng

A

crowd of people

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3
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flagrant

A

obviously offensive; considered immoral; scandalous

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4
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scourge

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to whip someone as a punishment; to cause great suffering

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5
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visage

A

a person’s facial expressions/features

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6
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abate

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to become less intense

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7
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ignominy

A

public shame

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8
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inauspicious

A

unfavorable; unfortunate

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Peremptory

A

insisting on immediate attention or obedience

abrupt and commanding

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10
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Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Background

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Born in Salem
Anti-puritan/anti-salem but his family has a history with the Salem Witch Trials: used pen-name to not bring shame to his family
Wanted to become a mariner so he could escape Salem
Escaped into the forest

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11
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DIDLS

A 
Diction
Imagery
Details
Language
Syntax
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12
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Diction

A

connotation of word choice

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13
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Imagery

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vivid appeals to insight through senses

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14
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Details

A

facts that are included or those omitted (comparisons, similes, etc.)

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15
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Language

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overall use of language (figurative language-why did the author include these elements?)
	allusions
	symbols
	similes/metaphors
	hyperboles
	comparatives
	superlatives

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Syntax

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how structure affects reader's attitude: length or type (punctuation, repetition, parallelism)
	parallel structure (ex. anaphora)
	exclamation points
	colons/semi-colons
	punctuation (affects meaning esp for pausing)
	ellipses
	hyphens
	rhetorical questions

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17
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Rebuttals

A

When creating examine counterarguments for:
faulty factual assumptions
faulty analytical assumptions
true but irrelevant info

18
Q

Ostracize

A

exclude someone from a society/group

19
Q

nonchalant

A

feeling/appearing relaxed

20
Q

putrid

A

repulsive; decaying and emitting a foul smell

21
Q

pacifism

A

believing that any violence is unjustifiable

22
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qualm

A

uneasy feeling of doubt, worry, or fear

23
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blase

A

unimpressed

24
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inane

A

stupid

25
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raspy

A

coarse

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